Chapter 20 I'm Afraid of the Dark
Now that the old man has gone down the mountain, let us first introduce the specific situation at the foot of the mountain. As mentioned above, this world is another Ming Dynasty, so let us first explain why the tree where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself was in Yingtian Mansion.
The back mountain of Nanjing is not the back mountain of Shuntian Prefecture and Peiping. Let me explain the reason.
This reason mainly lies with Zhu Di. It is said that in the fourth year of Hongwu, the eleven-year-old Zhu Di was granted the title of King of Yan. Of course, it was not because Zhu Di valued his son, but because Zhu Chongba’s twenty-six sons were all granted the title.
King, although Zhu Di was born in the south, he came to Peiping when he was only 21 years old. It was not until 1403 that Zhu Di invaded Yingtian Mansion, drove away his nephew, and ascended the throne as emperor. By calculation, he was already in the country.
After staying in the north for more than 20 years, Zhu Di has long been accustomed to the cold wind, wind and sand in the north, as well as the feeling of running wildly on the grassland. He is not used to the hot and humid weather in the south. In addition, he has been fighting all year round and has been riding in the mountains.
On horseback, and being out all year round, he could not change clothes and bathe frequently, so Zhu Di also suffered from hemorrhoids, just like Napoleon abroad, who was also a hero and suffered from hemorrhoids, even if he was in another country
Time and space, hemorrhoids are incurable diseases that often recur, not to mention that it was still hundreds of years ago before the Ming Dynasty. Medical technology was still very immature, and there was no way to treat hemorrhoids. Moreover, the air in the south was humid, which was a problem for Zhu Di who had hemorrhoids.
Kind of suffering.
So in a court meeting, Zhu Di first proposed demolition. No, it should be said to be relocation, because all the settings of Yingtian Mansion will remain the same, including the residences of all the ministers here, and no brick or tile will be touched.
All the houses in Shuntian Mansion will be built. They are all large houses with independent courtyards, five in and five out, rockery ponds, carved beams and painted buildings, as well as furniture and ornaments. All supporting facilities will be guaranteed, and they will be absolutely luxurious and well-decorated. And the ministers only need to bring
Your family and servants can just move there, and the Ming court will also be responsible for travel expenses. Such relocation conditions are unprecedented in history. Remember the past and the future. Some unscrupulous developers in later generations should learn from it.
study.
Of course, as for the excuse for relocation, it would definitely not be because of hemorrhoids. The emperor also wanted to lose face, so Zhu Di just thought of a reason. The weather in the south is hot, and he has to take a bath every day and use waste water.
Zhu Di believed that the ministers would definitely not refuse such a legitimate reason and a generous salary. However, Zhu Di made a mistake in his judgment for the first time. Those civil servants were all well-read poets and knowledgeable people. If you put forward some high-sounding reasons,
For example, the emperor is guarding the country, for example, Shuntian Prefecture is close to the border, so it is convenient to resist the harassment of nomads, for example, the people of Shuntian Prefecture are too miserable, and you can give them a little royal energy, etc., etc., such reasons, they will 100% not refuse.
Zhu Di is so good, he actually said that it is too hot in the south and he has to take a shower every day.
It was still the period of the Sanyang Cabinet. First of all, several cabinet bachelors disagreed. They vetoed Zhu Di's proposal just because it would cost people and money. Other loyal ministers in the court also did not agree with the proposal of relocation. The south is great, but the north is cold and windy, and girls
She is not pretty and her skin is not good either.
Seeing so many people objecting, any other emperor would have compromised and given up his own ideas. After all, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were very difficult to deal with. They liked to force each other to death, just like the one who forced his godfather to divorce his first wife.
My daughter, crying, making trouble, and hanging herself, who can bear it?
But who is the emperor? He is Zhu Di. He is a ruthless man who pretends to be crazy and dares to eat shit. How can you object? I will listen to you. We must move. Zhu Di slapped the table and decided. All the ministers in the court could only go back and prepare with sad faces.
Some people are happy and others are sad. For example, those officials who are engaged in construction are very happy because there is money to be made. They are also the only group of officials who agree. As for the people, what does it have to do with them? They should not have enough to eat.
However, when the civil and military officials returned home, their families' opposition was even more intense than the opposition of those ministers in the court. For example, the eighth concubine of cabinet scholar Yang Shiqi turned out to have the same hobby as Yang Guifei, and she liked to eat lychees.
How could there be lychees to eat in the north? And Yang Shiqi was unwilling. In order to buy lychees for his concubine, like Li Longji, he spent a lot of money to transport them from the south on fast horses, thus leaving behind a "riding red dust concubine laughing, no one knows"
It's "Lizhi Lai" who has left a stain on your own reputation. In a fit of anger, he went to the Meridian Gate with a hemp rope. The general meaning is that if you want to move, I will hang him in front of your house.
Of course this is just an attitude.
There are many reasons for the opposition of other ministers. Some have rhinitis and are not suitable for going to the north. Some have family members with inconvenient legs and feet and are not suitable for long distances. Some family properties are in the south. If they go to the north, the business will easily go bankrupt. In short, demolition
Okay, let’s settle these things first.
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty had a tradition that as long as they disagreed with something and the emperor insisted on carrying it out, they would choose to remonstrate to death.
So the Meridian Gate soon became lively. Hundreds of ministers gathered at the Meridian Gate. Some were holding arsenic and red crane crowns. Those with better conditions were holding white silk. Those with poor conditions could only imitate Master Yang and hold one.
Hemp rope, the meaning is very clear, as long as you insist on moving, everyone is planning to die in front of Zhu Di's house.
Although Zhu Di was a fierce man and did not like these ministers, but these people really died in front of the Meridian Gate, his reputation did not matter, but it would not work if there was no one to work with. He did not have the energy of his father.
He could read hundreds of memorials and deal with thousands of state affairs in a day. Due to the pressure, Zhu Di finally gave up the idea of relocation. There was no other way. From then on, Zhu Di could only develop the habit of changing three pairs of pants a day. Normally
If a person changes his underwear once every three days, it means he wants to leave cleanly, but if you change three pairs a day, there must be something wrong. Later, it was spread among the people that the current emperor Zhu Di had a hidden disease of incontinent urination. This was also one of the reasons why Zhu Di reopened Jinyiwei.
important reasons.
The relocation was unsuccessful, so naturally Li Zicheng entered the capital of Yingtian Mansion, and Chongzhen had no choice but to hang himself on the mountain behind Yingtian Mansion.
The topic returned to the two fat Tutu.
The fat man hung up the phone and finally let go of the fear in his heart. He was very worried that his boss would consider stewing him. Because the current sage Zhu Xiluo likes pork knuckles, his boss also fell in love with this delicacy.
"Brother Fat, what should we do now?" Er Fat asked.
"Besides, I'm fat, so don't eat the chicken butt," the fat man scolded.
It's just that the flaw in IQ is a flaw. The second fat man was very happy when he heard that he didn't want to eat chicken butt. Could it be that the eldest brother found out his conscience and planned to eat the best chicken breast for himself? With a smile on his face, he asked, "If you don't want to eat chicken butt?"
Brother, what are you going to give me to eat?"
Er Pang's face was full of joy, waiting for a wonderful answer.
"Eat chicken shit".
Well, the smile on the second fat man's face disappeared and he looked at the big fat man aggrievedly: "Brother, eating chicken feces will cause diarrhea."
"It's good to have diarrhea. You can lose weight if you have diarrhea." Seeing what the second fat man wanted to say, the big fat man immediately decided: "If you keep talking, you will have to eat chicken feathers."
Well, okay, in comparison, chicken feathers are still better than chicken poop, but Erpang’s idea may be different from everyone else’s. Chicken poop is soft, he is old, and his teeth are not good, so Erpang will still choose the latter.
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Ignoring his silly brother, he picked up a tree trunk on the ground. The fat man wanted to stand up, but his injured leg couldn't bear the effort, and he was overweight, so the first attempt failed.
The second fat man saw this and wanted to help him, but his arm was also injured, so he could only say that he was unable to do anything, so he gave his brother an encouraging look, "Brother, you can do it, I believe in you."
The second attempt failed, the third time, the fourth time, okay, the big fat guy couldn't stand up anymore, and stared at the fat guy with his eyes fiercely, feeling very helpless towards such a weak subordinate, he could only
He opened his mouth and said, "You are blind. You didn't see that I couldn't stand up, so you couldn't have come to help me."
Feeling aggrieved again, Er Fat raised his dislocated arm and explained with tears: "Brother, my arm is also injured."
"You only have one hand. That hand is free to hold your butt." The fat man was impatient again.
Erpang put down his hand that was picking his mouth and replied: "Oh."
Walking over, using one arm, the big fat man finally stood up. Remember, these words should be filled with excitement, like a feeling of rebirth.
In just a short while, the big fat man changed from a monk to a fairy Tieguai Li. The second fat man was very envious and said: "Brother, you are so good at this. The effect of begging for food is very good."
"Shut up." The big fat man muttered: "For the sake of longevity, have a normal heart, have a normal heart."
He walked towards the outside of the mountain step by step with a cane, and Er Pang trotted to keep up. Big Pang was envious of Er Pang's brisk walking and asked, "What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?"
"You are blind. You didn't see that I was injured. I have to go to the hospital." Big Fatty cursed fiercely. His normal mind just now was forgotten in his mind.
"Brother, your eyesight isn't very good either." The fat man raised his arms, howled a few times, and then said, "I'm injured too."
"Second Fatty, my injury is a serious injury and I can't help it without going to the hospital. Your injury is fine. You can just bandage it yourself." Big Fatty explained in a serious tone.
“People don’t know how”
Uh, okay. Under Big Fat's instructions, Er Fat picked up the branches on the ground and tore off his own clothes. Fortunately, the clothes hadn't been washed for decades, so they were easy to tear, and he could do it with just one hand.
As for why the second fat man tore off his own clothes instead of the big brother's, the big fat man explained this way: "I want to go to the medical clinic. There are many little girls there, which will affect the image of Buddha."
The second fat man was very surprised to see that the big fat man could still bandage. It was the first time in decades that he saw his big brother with such a unique skill, saying, "Big brother is so awesome, he can do everything."
Big Fatty wanted to say that I don't know how to eat chicken feces, but in order to prevent Fatty Er from becoming a picky eater, he didn't explain.
"Brother, who did you learn this skill from? If you don't work with the boss in the future, we can open a medical clinic." Erpang was very excited and had plans for his future.
"I saw the third lady bandaging the dog," the fat man explained.
Um, okay, Erpang continued: "It's okay, being a veterinarian is also very profitable."
"Okay, the bandage is done." Big Fatty was still a little childlike, and even tied a beautiful bow for Erpang.
"I'm going to the hospital. Remember to guard the mountain pass. If that kid goes down the mountain too, we two brothers will really have to eat chicken shit," the big fat man ordered.
"It's good to eat chicken shit," Er Pang said nonchalantly. After all, they were the same people who had eaten dog shit when they were begging for food.
"Shut up, I asked you to guard the door, so you should guard the door, no matter what nonsense." Faced with his brother's IQ, Big Fat also seemed very powerless.
"Oh, I got it, brother," Erpang replied.
Looking at the big fat man slowly leaving, the second fat man shouted loudly: "Brother, come back early, I'm afraid of the dark."
"I know, I know."
The rain kept falling, leaving only a lonely figure watching the departing figure, hesitating step by step, without looking back, without reluctance.
Ten Miles Long Pavilion, Zhang Lang’s back.
I can't help but feel the love-sickness.
The fallen flowers and leaves decorate the beautiful scenery in dreams.
The dream of the mortal world lasts for thousands of years, and only a few people can explain it clearly.
The gauze skirt is hemmed, the wine is in the intestines, and the sword is light in the drunken dance.
White hair and temples, thinking like a dream.
On moonless nights, I always walk alone.
Who will wait for me to wake up at three or five o'clock?
Chapter completed!